Planooraph co



D. P. LOPEZ.

OIL BURNER FOR CHURCH LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14. 1919.

1,3 1 1,569. Patented July 29, 1919.

iflanze THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, n c.

DALMACIO rEREzLorEz, OF SAN NIeoLAsHABANA, CUBA.

OIL-BURNER FOR CHURCH LAMPS.

Application'filed' February 14, 1919.

To all 'whomit may concern Be "it 'known that I, 'DALMAcIo Pr'mnz Lornz; a subject of Spain, and resident of San Nicolas, in the Prbvince of Habana', Republic of Cuba, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Oil-Burn ers for Churclr-Iiamps; of WlllClT the followingis a specification.

This invention -relates to improvements in O11 burners for church lamps. and private Another system" orburner used; consisting of a relatively large wick secured to a base or stand, which rests on the bottom of the glass or receptacle containing the oil, has the advantage that new portions of the wick are consumed, as the level of the oil descends. But these burners are costly and troublesome, because the oil glasses or receptacles are not of the same size, and therefore the wick must be trimmed to suit each individual receptacle.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oil burner of very long duration, in which it is not necessary to replace the wick.

Another object of the invention is to provide an oil burner, adaptable to any size of glass orreceptacle containing oil.

An improvement of the invention is the provision of a relatively large wick, wound inside a. case, resting on the base of the burner, and which may be drawn out of the case in proportion as itis consumed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strainer for the carbonaceous residue resulting from the combustion, preventing it from mixing with the oil, which may be olive oil, mineral oil or a mixture of both.

The drawings are as follows:

Figure 1, is a sectional front view of the oil burner, adapted to an ordinary glass, containing oil.

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1, showing the means for hanging the burner to the edge of the glass.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal plan of the burner.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the wick case and tube.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented July 29, 1919.

Serial No. 276,898.

Fig. 5 is a detail, showing the means for fasteningth'e stemto'the base or stand ofthe burner."

1 designates anordinary glass or receptacle of any size, filled wlth 011 2.

The PbLIIIlEEDCOIIlPIlSGS a base or stand 3,

preferablyin the shape of a cylinder,made 1 of heavy material,-which serves as ballast.

Said base 3 is provided with a flange 1, to

which is secured the end of the stem 5 of the burner; Said stem 5 is provided Wlbll a vertical groove'6 on its lower end and it is secured to the flange 4: by means of the screw 7 and collar-*8. The'stem 5 can alsobe secured to the flange 4, by means of the holes 9, engaged by the screw.

With this arrangement the burner may be-used with any size of a glass; it being only necessary to slide the stem 5 and secure it at the proper position by means of the screw 7. The upper end of the stem 5 terminates in a handle 10, and somewhat below the handle 10, there is secured a holder 11, by means of which the burner is hung on the edge of the glass 1. The

wick case 12, resting on the base 3, contains the wick 13, rolled up or wound. Said case 12 is provided with a, wick tube 14:, which serves as an outlet for the wick 13.

An essential characteristic of the wick is that it must be rigid, so that the portion projecting from the wick tube may be maintained in a vertical position. This is obtained by means of one or more fusible filaments 15, wound about the wick in spiral or other form, and which are easily melted by the flame of the wick 13. Of course the wick may be maintained sti-fi by any suitable manner other than the one explained above, with satisfactory results.

In order to fasten the case 12 to the base 3, I provide clamping members 16 and 17, fixed to the side of the case 12, which engage beneath pins 18 and 19, secured to the base 3. Said clamping device avoids any displacement of the case 12 when in operation. To separate the case 12, it will only be necessary to impart a circular motion to it in order that the clamping members 16 and 17 be disengaged from the pins 18 and 19.

The strainer used to gather the residue arising from combustion is formed of a disk 20, with perforations 21, to which is secured the tube 22, that totally covers the wick tube 14 and is provided with a rim 23. There is secured to the strainer 20, a spiral spring 24 free on one end, which rests on the top of the case 12. The strainer serves also to prevent the wick from being consumed flush with the outlet of the wick tube 14.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An oil burner for church lamps, comprising an independent base, a vertical stem movably secured to said base and terminating at one end in a handle, a case, a wick contained in said case, which case rests on said base, a wick tube on said case, a strainer, disposed above the case provided with a tube, in which thewick tube loosely fits.

2. An oil burner for church lamps, comprising the combination with a glass or receptacle containing oil, of a cylindrical base provided with a flange, a vertical stem grooved at its lower end, means for securing the stem to the flange of the base in different positions, a holder secured to the upper end of the stem, 3, case having the same'shape as the base, means for fastening said case to the base, a wick in said case, a wick tube on said case, a strainer formed of a perforated disk and having a Vertical tube surrounding the wick tube and a spiral spring fixed to said strainer while its free end rests on the top of the wick case.

3. An oil burner for church lamps, comprising a base, a case, a wick in said case, a wick tube on said case, clamping members to secure the wick case to the base and a fusible filament for stiffening the wick' outside thewick tube.

4. An oil burner for church lamps, comprising in' combination with an oil burner as claimed in claim 2, a wick, and means for maintaining the' upwardly projecting portion thereof in rigid position.

Signed at Habana in the Republic of Cuba this 1st day of February, A. D. 1919.

DALMACIO PEREZ LOPEZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington, D. G. 

